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A kickoff event takes place Thursday at the Minority Business Development Center in Eastland Mall.
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Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe is pleased with the diversity of stakeholders represented on the city's gun violence commission. In a WGLT interview, he said he wants a lot of views represented.
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The Bloomington Fire Department still expects its first responders to be paramedics. But under the new policy, if a new firefighter doesn’t have the paramedic certification, BFD staff will train them.
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The Major League Baseball playoffs are once again making October a special time. But baseball was not always here to root for and entertain us.
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For more than a year, the City of Bloomington has been looking into a new streetscape plan. It's a potential $30 million "generational" project that would replace aging under-and-above-ground infrastructure. Staff have said the effort is about far more than beautification.
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The city hired a Springfield consulting firm last year to collect data and come up with ways to improve walkability, sidewalks, lighting and other downtown features.
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The Illinois Housing Development Authority awarded $103,000 to Bloomington for community revitalization work. The grant is part of the Strong Communities Program that awarded funding to 68 local government units in its second round of funding.
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Bloomington and Normal collected more than $9.1 million in food and beverage taxes last budget year. That's up 29% from 2019.
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A centerpiece of Bloomington's Miller Park Zoo needs a facelift. The zoo plans to restore its 22-year-old carousel.
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The city of Bloomington is reorganizing its public works area and naming a new Public Works Director. City Manager Tim Gleason said Mose Rickey will oversee restructuring into three distinct departments: public works, water, and operations and engineering services. Rickey had been the Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation.